RIP Red Wings Legend Ted Lindsay

[Member 308457]

"Terrible" Ted Lindsay passed away yesterday aged 93. Besides being in the HHOF and an 11 time all star, he was captain of the Red Wings from '52-56 and had his number 7 retired in 1991. Another nickname was "Old Scarface" because of the 600 stitches he got, mostly on his face.

They made a fictionalized movie about him called "Net Worth" where he helped start the NHL Players Association.

It starts here in four parts:

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[The Panther]

What?? I hadn't heard about this. What a shocker.

I love Terrible (Wonderful) Ted. He was always such a great interviewee and his love for the game came shining through.

He must have been an absolute nightmare to play against, and I mean that as a great compliment.

Eight times a 1st-team All Star at Left Wing... that's insane. 19 points in 11 games in the '55 playoffs.

What I always think about with Ted is his coming out of Renfrew and Kirkland Lake (where my aunt/uncle and cousins live) to move to the big city (Toronto) in his mid/late-teens to play for the St.Michael's Majors, at a Catholic school. He had some good stories about those days.

Ted used to hang out at the gym and such with Yzerman, Fedorov and the late 90s' Wings. He was a great fan of the game.

 

[dr robbie]

RIP. I hadn't heard this yet - one of my favorite players from before my time.

 

[Howie Hodge]

Farewell Terrible Ted Lindsay. Played much bigger than his stature. Dad Bert played in The NHL also...

 

[MXD]

If there's an old-timer that currently active players should have in very high esteem, it's this one.

 

[HawkNut]

R.I.P. to a true legend, a man who they renamed the Pearson in his honor for. The man was the definition of excellence and from what I read, started the tradition of skating the Cup around the ice.

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

The players today owe a lot to Ted Lindsay. He did a lot for the game and spoke up for the players at a time when everyone was afraid of the owners and management. He was passionate about the game.

Today players have a totally different leverage, but back then you got blacklisted if you opened your mouth.

 

[JackSlater]

Great and important player. Very interesting character both as a player and a retiree.

 

[blood gin]

R.I.P. to a true legend, a man who they renamed the Pearson in his honor for. The man was the definition of excellence and from what I read, started the tradition of skating the Cup around the ice.

Fascinating. never knew that

 

[Canadiens1958]

RIP Ted.Thanks for the memories and for taking a stand.

 

[Crosstraffic]

 

[JMCx4]

R.I.P. to a true legend, a man who they renamed the Pearson in his honor for. The man was the definition of excellence ...

+1000. Ted is more than just a Red Wings legend, he's a HOCKEY legend.

 

[BenchBrawl]

RIP

My respects to Mr.Lindsay and his family.

 

[Member 308457]

Lindsay is credited in 1950 with beginning the ritual in which the championship team skates around the rink with the Stanley Cup. Lindsay downplayed his role, saying he simply wanted to bring the Cup closer to the fans.

"I saw it sitting there, and I thought, 'I'll just pick it up and I'll take it over.' ... I just moved along the boards. I didn't have it over my head. I had it so they could read it," he said in 2013. "I wasn't starting a tradition, I was just taking care of my fans that paid our salary."

 

[Kyle McMahon]

RIP Ted. The Production Line reunited on the great rink in the sky.

I believe this leaves Red Kelly and George Armstrong (2 games) as the last living Hall of Famers who played in the 1940s.

 

[Big Phil]

A co-worker of mine once told me that when he met Ted Lindsay about 10 years back or so and called him "Terrible Ted" that Lindsay responded in a mock way of being offended by it. It was sort of a joke, but I think my friend got the idea that Ted didn't like the "Terrible" nickname all that much. Just his viewpoint at least. Come to think of it, even though it was out of respect that is a pretty awful nickname to be attached to your name when you think of it.

Anyway, this guy had guts on and off the ice. Laid the groundwork for the much needed union. Even if it took 10 years after he first tried.

 

[Howie Hodge]

My first memories of Ted were as an analyst with NBC Hockey in the early 70's. I was too young to have seen him play.

Brian McFarland - Tim Ryan - Ted Lindsay
(Liked Brian better before he donned that ugly azz toupee...)

 

[BadgerBruce]

RIP, Mr. Lindsay. Keep them honest in the afterlife just as you did on the ice and in the boardrooms.

 

[Sentinel]

RIP, Mr. Lindsay. Will never be forgotten.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

ray ferraro told a story on the radio yesterday about how ted lindsay skipped his own hall of fame induction because it was a men-only event and he said, if my wife can't come then i don't want to be there.

 

[thegoldenyear]

Whenever one of these fellows passes, the turn-of-the-millennium Legends Of Hockey profiles should be required viewing.

Hell of a quote from Terrible in his 24-minute profile. Main board denizens are fond of saying how much easier the old game looks on video, and how difficult old-school star-caliber players would find today’s game. But players ran a much different gauntlet in those days.

“A lot of the viewers today wouldn’t understand the athletes of our time, in a six-team league. I am speaking of my profession: We, the Detroit Red Wings and I, Ted Lindsay. I hated every guy I played against. And I must say that the opposition - whether it be Toronto, Montreal, New York, Boston, Chicago - they felt the same way. And this was a feeling, it was a feeling of hate. It’s a wonderful way to play hockey. No coach ever has to get you up. When you’re in a competitive body contact sport, there are no friends. And they don’t ask for any more ice than you want to give them, and you don’t get any more ice than they are going to give you.” - Ted Lindsay (Legends of Hockey: A Personal Journey), 2001.

“It’s a wonderful way to play hockey.” Wow! File that one beside Potvin’s line about loving getting hit and playing angry.

I believe you, Ted. RIP.

 

[pappyline]

When Stan Mikita was a rookie, Lindsay was still playing for the Hawks. Both Mikita and Lindsay were of smaller stature so Stan thought he would ask Ted for some advice on playing in the NHL. Ted's advice was "Hit them first"

 

[Terrier]

I'm pleased that there were pregame tributes around the league, including before last night's Bruins game against the "Whalers".